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Kemper's been working hard this summer to get her foot hold in the triathlon world. She's been training with a team on the west coast of Florida, traveling with an incredible family across the country to different races, and doing very well on her … [Read more...]

Shepherd hit double digits yesterday...and I can hardly believe it has been a decade since he came into our lives. Handsome, HUGE (off the charts size-wise), and incredibly intelligent...he is a blessing in every way.
A few weeks before he was born, the adoption … [Read more...]

I remember the storm so clearly. We were on our way home from a day of running errands and the sky had turned an eerie green as wind whipped the trees violently and rain pelted our van angrily. Debris flying through the air and thunder clapping overhead, we ran into the … [Read more...]

It was my oldest son's birthday this past week...Courson turned 12. And just like both his grandfathers and all of his great-grandfathers, he is intent on serving in the military. So we had to make seeing the new film, Dunkirk, a special date for the two of … [Read more...]

My dad.
He was never given a college education.
In fact, he was never given anything.
Everything my father did or had was because he eaked it out of the American Dream one trial, one failure, one success at a time.
Born to a stay-at-home mother and a walking … [Read more...]

With 16 kids ages 22 years to 18 months, my garage can tend to look like a bicycle graveyard. Bikes with training wheels, triathlon bikes, bikes with aerobars and computers and others that still have baskets and streamers.
Truly, our bikes say a lot about … [Read more...]

Kemper turned 16 in November, but it took us 7 weeks to be able to celebrate with her friends and then another month to be able to go out for her gifts. Between her never-ending cross country season that was extended an extra month for several national meets, our … [Read more...]

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans for welfare and not calamity, to give you a future and a hope." Jeremiah 29:11
Ever been in a hopeless situation? One that seemingly had no answers? No way out, no peace, no way to return to normal? … [Read more...]